By William Hersh MD – The year 2016 has been a busy but fun year of personal achievements. Many of the notable accomplishments involved giving talks, both in person and online, and around the country and the world.
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In response to feedback and in recognition of the large volume of changes introduced into ICD-10 in FY 2017, the CMS and the NLM will update all impacted electronic clinical quality measure value sets for the 2017 performance period.
By Art Gross – In a cruel twist of fate, health care entities are being phished using an OCR (HHS Office of Civil Rights) email as the bait. Here is the context: HHS/OCR is the governmental entity in charge of enforcing the HIPAA statutes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have published the 2017 performance period electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Logic Flows for MIPS Eligible Clinicians to the eCQI Resource Center and the eCQM Library.
By Abhinav Shashank – Whatever we do in the healthcare space, it is eventually meant for the greater good of patients, which is why today the aim of modern healthcare is shifting towards value-based reimbursement.
By Susanna Partrick – Nearly eight out of ten healthcare internal auditors in a recent survey by PwC believe risks are increasing. As a result, almost nine out of ten say they have gone through or will soon be involved in significant business transformation.
Recently released MACRA and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System for CY 2017 final rules include provisions that will affect the EHR Incentive Programs in 2017 and beyond.
Day 12: On our final day it is only fitting to sound the drums for what is to come in 2017. We have asked 12 of our favorite drummers from this past year to help us see the future.
Day 11 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts has us reflecting on the new and improved Healthcare Now Radio of 2016 and looking forward to more excitement in 2017. From our switch to a whole new radio platform, to a brand new show, to a few new hosts, and even a new weekly post, we have a lot about which to pipe.